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Sewing Apron’s – A great Gift idea!

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Sewing Apron’s for family and friends is a favourite sewing project??of mine!

You can make quick and easy apron’s or be as fancy and decorative with theme’s and personalise them as you like!

Here is a picture of my daughter Jacqueline in her kitchen wearing her newest apron I made for her. As we both love cooking apron’s are a must have! This one is a very quick and simple apron cut out from a red ‘cuisine’??extra large tea??towel! I featured her name embroidered at the top.

And here is what she??cooked for me to say ‘Thanks Mum!’ Her delicious baked cheesecake with strawberries & cream! Perfect for an afternoon tea together!

 

Below is a lovely apron made from a student of mine Elaine.??Elaine made this apron in my sewing classes??for??Chrisuna and a matching apron for her son Malcolm!??The aprons below??are made from a striped cotton drill and features a great divided pocket at the front! Great job Elaine!

For an apron with extra detailing, below??is a “pretty in pink apron” I made for my daughter-in-law. It features a V cross over neckline, co-ordinating fabrics, ric-rac, a side pocket and hand towel attached with a button.

I hope you have enjoyed this blog post on sewing apron’s for a great gift idea! If you would like to learn how to sew contact me today!

I would love to hear from you if you liked this blog post so please leave me a comment below!

Happy Sewing,

Maree Pigdon Sewing Classes

For more information contact:
Maree Pigdon Sewing Centre
T: +61 3 5264 1666
E: [email protected]
W: www.mareepigdon.com

I’m a Grandma – Baby Sewing for Poppy!

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Watch my short video below where I share with you my wonderful and exciting news!

Well I am absolutely delighted to share with you all that I have recently become a Grandma for the first time!

My son and his wife had a beautiful little girl Poppy!

Grandma & Poppy

The new family!

So before Poppy arrived I was very busy sewing for baby!

Here is Poppy just 1 hour old sleeping on mummy’s shoulder on one of the ‘Burbing Bibs’ I made

Here are just a few of the things I made for my new little granddaughter….

A hand made Teddy Blanket

Children love soft blankets with satin and teddy bears so this Teddy Blanket combines both to cuddle and keep warm! I also designed the Teddy’s head to have a flat face so it can act as a pillow!

My ‘Crazy Cat’ Quilt

A soft colourful fleece ‘Floor Blanket

Muslins

A Hooded Towel for bath time!

This design features a hood to place over baby’s head after having a bath, the towel can then be wraped around them to dry them and keep them warm.

Baby Sleeping Bag

As you can see Baby can be wrapped tightly and the length shortened to prevent baby from slipping down.

Ribbon feature to adjust length as baby grows!

Poppy in her Sleeping Bag!

Special Red Elephant!

One of my sewing students and friend Kath made this very special red elephant for Poppy. It features gorgeous satin ribbons to touch as babies love the feel of soft silky fabrics.

I hope you have enjoyed this blog post! If you liked any of these projects please leave a comment below I would love to hear from you!

Happy Sewing,

Maree Pigdon Sewing Classes

For more information contact:
Maree Pigdon Sewing Centre
T: +61 3 5264 1666
E: [email protected]
W: www.mareepigdon.com

Margaret's Dress – Vogue 8280

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Margaret made a lovely camel poly blend slim fitted dress with puff sleeves and skirt length to mid calve.

Margaret 3

Margaret made this dress from Pattern Vogue 8280. Margaret used the original sleeve pattern as designed and omitted the shoulder pleating and replaced it with gathering.

Margaret 5

Margaret lined her dress with gorgeous red satin lining!

The sleeves were padded along with boning from the shoulder seam to the hemline.

Margaret 8

We fitted Margaret’s dress exactly to her body shape as you can see here. She also added a wide black leather belt to complete the outfit.

Margaret 10

Margaret was delighted with the result and couldn’t wait to wear it out of the sewing school and to her special occasion! She highly recommends this pattern and will definitely made it again.

Well done Margaret you did a fabulous job!

Happy Sewing,

Maree Pigdon Sewing Classes